indiansciencefiction : Message: Re: [indiansciencefiction] Re: Where to Start

Yes, translations are common. Most of the Bengala classics such as by Ravindra Nath Tagore, Bankim, Sharat, imal Mitra, Manik Vandopdhyay and others are available in Hindi. Many of the good Marathi books like Yayati are available in Hindi. A large number of other language books are also available in Hindi through publishers like Jnanpith (check on Net).

Except Urdu, all Indian languages are written and read from left to right. It may surprise you that most Indian laguages having originated from Saskrit, their vocabulary has remarkable similarity. Infact, literay pieces from languages like Hindi, Bangala, Malayalam (Kerala) and Telagu (Andhra), for instance, are almost like Sanskrit!

Several people on this forum have written in English also (Swapnil, Cyril, ...). Dr. Mishra, Dr. Dubey, Zakir, Tiwaree jee, e.g., primarily write in Hindi. Several others write in their mother tongue be it Tamil, marathi or.. Dr. Naralikar writes in Marathi and English both. I think comparison would be difficult and a general statement unfair too.

But as far as sci- fiction is concerned, translations are not so common.

CMN

--- On Sat, 13/6/09, classiquepair <classiquepair@...> wrote:

From: classiquepair <classiquepair@...>
Subject: [indiansciencefiction] Re: Where to Start
To: indiansciencefiction@...
Date: Saturday, 13 June, 2009, 4:58 PM

Thank you for the titles. I will see what is available to me here. I will check out each one.

And your comments got me thinking about what must be an overworked cliche about India, the issue of languages. I suspect that some of the books other members know and love are in something other than English. When a writer sits down to write, I suppose what language s/he writes depends on his/her known languages. With so many dialects in India, writing in one language excludes other readers who do not know that language. I was reading that Hindi is gaining more popularity through Bollywood films.

Are popular books translated from one Indian language to others, like say a novel in French might also be translated into English or German?

I'm guessing the best Indian fiction is written in languages other than English? That "?" at the end of that sentence makes my guess also a question.

Are Indian written languages written left to right or visa versa?

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